Mildred K. O'Linn is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez,Trester LLP. Ms. O'Linn has an unparalleled background as an attorney and technical expertin peace officer civil liability, training and tactics and the defense of governmental entities.Ms. O'Linn was a police officer for eight years at the Kent State University PoliceDepartment. Subsequently, she served as the Legal and Technical Advisor for the LawEnforcement Television Network, Inc. (LETN).
In her 30 plus year legal career, Ms. O'Linn has been repeatedly recognized as a SouthernCalifornia Super Lawyer by California Magazine and as one of the Top Women Attorneys inSouthern California. In 2009 Ms. O'Linn was accepted as a member of the distinguishedAmerican Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an award only bestowed upon proven trialattorneys. In 2011 she was inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America and is a SeniorFellow, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society representing less than one-half ofone percent of American lawyers.
Since coming to California in 1991, she has served the law enforcement community on avariety of committees and provided training to thousands of peace officers. In 1992 Ms.O'Linn served as a member of both the California POST Use of Force Committee and as amember of the California Peace Officers' Association committee to develop a model use offorce policy. Between 1992 and 1995, Ms. O’Linn was a member of the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment's Use of Force Training Review Committee and served on the Los AngelesPolice Department's Civilian Martial Arts Advisory Panel in development of the LAPD'sarrest and control curriculum. She has served on numerous California POST committeesincluding: Ethical Decision-Making; Officer Involved Shootings; Dog Encounters: KeepingOfficers Safe Committee; Learning Domain 20: Use of Force; Law Enforcement OfficersKilled and Assaulted; and the Mental Health Course Development Workshop. She alsoserves on the PoliceOne Editorial Advisory Board.
In 2012, Ms. O'Linn was retained to assist the City of Spokane Washington Use of ForceCommission in reviewing the agencies use of force policies and training and their FTOprogram and then in 2015 served as a consultant in the City's response to the collaborativereform issues with the federal DOJ. She served on the Los Angeles County Chiefs of PolicePublic Outreach Committee and currently serves on the Legal Affairs Committee and theProfessional Development Committee for the Major County Sheriffs of America. She is amember of the IACP, Legal Officer's Section, IAWP, PERF, CPOA, CAPTO and is a graduateof the Force Science Certification Course.
Ms. O'Linn has received numerous awards and acknowledgments for excellence inrepresentation and for her contributions to the defense of the law enforcementcommunity from various agencies. In 2005 she was named the Los Angeles County DeputySheriffs Association's recipient of the Award for Civilian Leadership. In December, 2006Ms. O'Linn received a Meritorious Service Award from the City of Gretna, Louisiana PoliceDepartment for her assistance to law enforcement in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.Most recently, Missy's work was acknowledged by the State of California as the recipientof the California POST Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Law EnforcementTraining. Additionally, she was inducted into Safariland Training Group's "Monadnock Hallof Fame" for her dedicated service to educating those who are tasked to protect others.
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